I never looked at a traditional European lugged frame in the same way as I looked at one of Peter’s frames, or one of Albert’s best frames,” said Ritchey. It looks like some Arabian prince would ride once in front of his mates then keep in gold plated toilet in a palace he never stays in. I actually find this quite offensive to the bike industry.
That Ritchey’s signature tubeset would become known as Ritchey Logic, and that the moniker would come to be applied to all of his products, is perhaps completely appropriate. Ritchey has utilized his strong work ethic to turn the brightest ideas into quality components and bicycles, and commercial success for his brand. “By the time I had the Ritchey team, everyone was on 26-inch wheels. By then they’d developed lightweight wheels in that size, and the weight of those bikes became more consistent. For whatever reason I was more caught up in just being able to make bikes at that time. I was riding a wave and barely keeping up with production, building three or four hundred bikes a year at that time with two young guys in my shop.
The biggest monster of them all though has to be the Fugio. With its steel frame and carbon fork, asymmetrical chainstays and 650b wheels with gargantuan 50c tyres, it’s perfect if you want a bike that will take you anywhere, but don’t want a mountain bike. Ritchey pushed hard for the use of 650b wheels early on in the development of the mountain bike, but the market preferred the 26” wheel. Luckily for Ritchey, the learning curve for the whole market segment was quick, and by the time he got his mountain bike race team going, 26” wheels offered lightweight options. Former professional road and track rider Adam Blythe has a new Genesis road bike and it’s certainly provoking comment, not just because of the gold leaf finish but also thanks to the bulbous head tube. People don’t realize that mountain bike sport was ramping up in the early eighties, and I was tied into racing.
For the price, the Boundary obviously has higher quality then it probably should! I have found that a 1 genesis bicycles x 7 gearing is a better setup for me. It means less shifting, less weight (due to lack of front gears).
The Genesis Datum is another versatile bike that could serve as a gravel-cruncher or mile-muncher, depending on the tyres you choose to run. There’s also a women’s-specific version of the Datum, as well as a frameset so you can build your own. Your bike frame & fork are protected under our Lifetime Warranty policy. “People don’t know how deep the story of dirt interest was back then. Of course Jobst had practically ridden all the dirt roads.
3T’s goal was to hide the cables internally while keeping the head tube narrow and aerodynamically efficient rather than wide and bulky. Rob Hayles is another former racer, of course – a double world champion and three-time Olympic medallist on the track, and a national champion on the road. These days he works with carbon, hence his involvement with this bike.